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Physiology and Pathophysiology

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Course Unit Code450-2085/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
BUZ01doc. Mgr. Marek Bužga, Ph.D.
BAK0035RNDr. Ján Bakoš, Ph.D.
SVO0276RNDr. Pavol Švorc, Ph.D.
Summary
The content of the subject is basic knowledge about the activities of the organism as a whole, the management of individual functional systems, their interactions - integrity and human relations with the environment. It also identifies disorders of the function of cells, tissues, organ systems, disorders of internal metabolism, immune disorders and the body as a whole.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The content of the subject is basic knowledge about the activities of the organism as a whole, the management of individual functional systems, their interactions - integrity and human relations with the environment. It also identifies disorders of the function of cells, tissues, organ systems, disorders of internal metabolism, immune disorders and the body as a whole.
Course Contents
Lectures
1. Blood composition and its properties, hemostasis, blood groups, transfusions
2. Blood composition and function disorders, thrombophilia, bleeding
3. Circulation system
4. Disorders and diseases of the circulatory system
5. Respiratory system
6. Disorders and diseases of the respiratory system
7. Body fluids, internal environment, acid-base balance, homeostasis, excretory system, kidney function
8. Water and ion balance disorders, excretory system disorders
9. Energy consumption, nutrition, metabolism, digestive physiology and absorption
10. Nutritional disorders, digestion and absorption disorders, fasting, metabolic syndrome
11. Immune system, disorders of the immune system
12. Glands with internal secretion, gut function with internal secretion, stress
13. Nervous system, senses, consciousness, emotion, sleep and biological rhythms, motion apparatus
14. Nervous system and musculoskeletal disorders

Lab exercises
1. Blood Physiology - blood composition
2. Blood Physiology - Group Systems
3. Physiology of circulatory system 1 - cardiac activity
4. Physiology of circulatory system 2 - blood pressure and blood vessels
5. Respiratory Physiology - Lung Ventilation
6. Respiratory Physiology - Respiratory Regulation
7. Endocrine system - OGTT and regulation of blood glucose
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1.GUYTON, Arthur C., HALL, John E.:. Textbook of Medical Physiology. New York : Saunders, 2005. ISBN 978-0721602400.
Rokyta R. a kol. Fyziologie. 3. přepracované vydání. Praha: Galén, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7492-238-1.
Rokyta R. a kol. Fyziologie a patologická fyziologie pro klinickou praxi. Praha: Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-4867-2.
Vokurka M. a kol. Patofyziologie pro nelékařské směry. Praha, 2012. ISBN 978-80-246-2032-9.
Kaňková K. a spol. Patologická fyziologie pro bakalářské studijní programy. Brno, 2003.
Buža M. a kol. Fyziologie člověka díl 1.. Ostrava: LF OU, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7464-589-1
Bužga M. a kol. Fyziologie člověka díl 2.. Ostrava: LF OU, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7464-590-7.
Recommended Reading:
KAPIT, W., MACEY, Robert I., MEISAMI, E.:. The Physiology coloring book. San Francisco : Benjamin/Cummings Science Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-321-03663-8
LINGAPPA, Vishwanath R. a Krista FAREY. Physiological medicine: a clinical approach to basic medical physiology. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2000. ISBN 0-07-038128-3.
Langmeier, M. a kol. Základy lékařské fyziologie. Praha: Grada, 2009. ISBN 978-80-247-2526-0.
Šimíček J., Rydlo M., Urban O., Bužga M. Vybrané kapitoly z patofyziologie pro bakaláře. Ostravská univerzita v Ostravě, 2006. ISBN 80-7368-180-3.
Nair M., Peate I. Patofyziologie pro zdravotnické obory. Praha: Grada, 2017. ISBN 978-80-271-0229-7.
Portál: http://pfyziolklin.upol.cz/ (Tvorba a ověření e-learningového prostředí pro integraci výuky preklinických a klinických předmětů na Lékařské fakultě a Fakultě zdravotnických věd Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci)
Portál: http://pfyziolmysl.upol.cz/ (E-learningová podpora mezioborové integrace výuky tématu vědomí na Univerzitě Palackého v Olomouci)
SILBERAGL, Stefan, DESPOPOULOS, Agamemnon. Atlas fyziologie člověka, 8. přepracované vydání. Praha:Grada, 2016. ISBN 978-80-247-4271-7.
Silbernagl S., Lang F. Atlas patofyziologie. Praha: Grada, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3555-9.
JAVORKA a kol. Lekárska fyziológia, 4. vyd.. Martin: Osveta, 2014. ISBN 9788080634070.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit10 5
        ExaminationExamination90 41